Ownership and Operators
Freight traffic in Victoria is divided into two main segments: interstate freight on the standard gauge, and intrastate freight on broad gauge.
All track is owned by VicTrack, but is managed by differing organisations. The broad gauge lines were leased to Freight Victoria in 1999 as part of the privatisation of the rail network, but are now managed by V/Line. The standard gauge lines are managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Freight terminals are mainly leased from VicTrack or owned outright by private operators. There are also a number of 'common user' terminals managed by VicTrack, which are open to any freight operator.
On the broad gauge the main freight operator is Pacific National, who purchased Freight Victoria in 2004. El Zorro is a minor operator of works in infrastructure trains. On the standard gauge operations are more varied, with trains run by Pacific National, Aurizon, Qube Logistics and Specialised Container Transport.
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